Hose-supporter.



B. S. ALSOP. I

HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 13, 1911.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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B. S. ALSOP.

,HOSE SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 13, 19H. 1,154,556. I PatentedSept. 21, 1915.

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WIT/658856 ATTORNEZ BERTHA S. ALSOP, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 21, 1915, Continuationin part of application Serial No. 485,078, filed March 22, 1909. Thisapplication filed October 18, 1911. Serial'No. 654,469.

T all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, BERTHA S. ALSOP, acitizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New .York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hose-Sugporters, of which the following is a specication. r

My invention relates particularly to womens hose or stocking supportersand combination devices for holding down corsets, waists, etc.

()ne object is to provide a simple and reliable means for holding the.stockings up smoothly and securely without tearing them.

Another object is to hold the stockings up and the corset or waist downwithout discomfort to the wearer either when standing or sitting.

Another object is to provide ease of adjustment and freedom of movement.

The invention contemplates the use of two bands adapted to beindependently adjusted above and below the knee and connected byvertical tapes at the sides. Preferably each band has an inelastic"elvet portion to pass around the front of the leg and an elasticportion for the rear of the leg. The vertical connecting side tapes arealso preferably elastic and provided with eyes at their upper ends.Front and side straps preferably elastic are secured to the corset orwaist and provided with fasteners at their lower ends for attachment tothe eyes at the upper ends of the tapes and above the upper band. Anadditional elastic connecting tape may also be provided having its lowerend'secured to the lower band and the upper end having an adjustablesliding connection at the rear of the upper band and with an eye forattachment to a rear strap from the corset.

The accompanying two sheets of drawings illustrate the invention in itspreferable form.

The parts which engage a stocking adjacent the knee I will term forconvenience the garter. The corset, waist, or other garment worn aboutthe waist or over the hips I will for convenience term the corset, andthe straps which connect the corset with a garter, I will call thecorset straps! Figure 1 is a perspective view showing 7 the adjustmentof the invention in astanding.

ing position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the adjustment of theinvention in a s1tt1ng' position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theinvention showing the relative positions of the front, side and rearattachments. Fig. 4 shows one garter for the left leg. Fig. 5 1s aperspective view of the garter of Fig. 4 with the sides of the bandsjoined as in use. 1 Fig. showing the attachment strap and the gartereye.

The upper band or circlet front tab 3.

between a corset consists of the portion 1, the rear portion 2 and theThe stripl has to bear excessive strains particularly when the wearersits down as shown in Fig. 2 and for this reason it is preferably madeinelastic to avoid stretching out of shape. It is preferably made. ofvelvet or covered with velvet or similar material so as to give amaximum frictional holding quality. One end is adjusted in a suitablebuckle 4 or similar device for varying the length of the band. The parts5 and 6 of a hook and eye combination are secured to the tab 3 and thestrip 1 to afford means for readily coupling the ends of the bandtogether.

The lower band is similarly made of strips 6 is a detail view 7. and 8and tab 9 with a buckle 10 and hook the rear to allow greater freedom ofmotion for the muscles and cords back of the knee while the fronts ofthe bands are inelastic and thus prevent creeping and undue stretch- Theupper and lower bands are connected by tapes 14 and 15 preferably ofelastic strips s'ewedto the ends of the strips. 1 and 7 and the tabs 3and 9 respectively so as to bring the tapes 14 and 15 at the sides ofthe lmee of the wearer. These tapes do not interfere with the freedom ofmovement of the wearer'and are so arranged as to press against thestocking and assist in holding it up. The upper ends of the tapes 14 and15 project slightly above the upper band and are provided with eyes l6and 17 for attachment to the corset straps. The tapes 14 and 15 beingelastic, the eyes 16 and 17 have more or less freedom of motion topermit them to accommodate themselves to the ad- 7 inside eye 16 of thegarter,

adjacent the upper ends of to the eye and justment of the bands and themovements of the wearer. An ornamental bow or rosette 18 may be providedif desired.

To the corset 20 are secured the straps such as 21 and 22 preferably ofelastic webbing and each with an adjustment buckle such as 23 and aclasp or fastener such as 24. Each front strap 21 is attached to the thestud 25 of theclasp fitting in the eye 16 and the loop 26 holdmg it inplace. This method of attachment' permits the clasp to move relativeallows greater freedom of movement of the wearer particularly whensitting down. b

When additional means for holding the corset down is desired a strap 27may be secured to the corset and the garter provided with an elastictape 28. The lower end of the tape 28 is sewed to the inelastic strip 7of the lower band adjacent the lower end of the, tape 1.4:. The upperend is provided with an adjustable connection by means of a frame 29which can be slid along the strip 2 andthrough which the tape 28 may beadjusted to accommodate the wearer. The upper end has an eye 30 forattachment to the corset strap 27., By this construction it is possibleto adjust the parts to any wearer and to take up any stretch due towear.

The various parts are so constructed and arranged as to accommodatethemselves to the movements of the wearer without causing anyinconvenience or discomfort. The

knee caps are left entirely free and there are no constricting bandsaround the legimmediately back of the knee cap to cause discomfort atany time. b

-Both bands as well as the side tapes hold the stocking up and the lowerband assists the upper band in opposing the tension of the corset strapswithout the use of any clasps or other fasteners gripping the fabric ofthe stocking.

It will be obvious that the garter may be made and sold separately fromthe corsets and corset straps and I accordingly claim the garters asarticles of manufacture although intended to be used with the front andside corset straps as a part of the device for holding up the stockingsand holding down the corset and iving what has become known as astraight ront effect.

This application is a partial continuation of #485,078, filedMarch 22,1909.

I claim:

1. A stocking supporter comprising two parallel, independentlyadjustable strips having cooperating fastening devices at the ends toadapt them to form bands to encircle the leg and stocking immediatelyabove. and below the knee respectively, flexible tapes connecting saidstrips at the points forming the sides of the bands and devices saidtapes above spectively.

the edge of the upper strip for attachment to corset straps. b

2. A stocking supporter comprising two spaced bands for completelyencircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the kneerespectively and elastic tapes connecting the bands at opposite sidesthereof and means for attaching said bands to corset straps.

3. A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands forencircling the" leg and stocking immediately above and below the kneerespectively, tapes connecting the bands at opposite sides thereof andattaching devices elastically connected to the upper band for attachmentto the corset straps.

4:. A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands forencircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the knee andeach consisting of an inelastic 'velvet front strip and an elastic rearstrip and flexible tapes connecting the bands at opposite sides adjacentthe juncf tion of the elastic and inelastic strips.

5. A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands eachconsisting of an elastic rear strip and an inelastic front strip,elastictapes connecting the inelastic stri s at the sides of the bands andmeans at t e upper ends of the tapes for attachment to corset straps. 6.A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands forencircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the kneerespectively, flexible tapes connecting said bands and eyes secured tothe upper edge of the upper band for attachment to the corset straps.

7. A stocking supporter comprising two bands for encircling the leg andstocking immediately above and below the knee respectively, flexibleside tapes connecting said bands and an elastic tape having its lowerend secured at the side of the lower band and its u per end adjustablysecured .to the rear of t e upper band.

8. A stocking supporter comprising two bands for encircling the leg andstocking immediately above and below the knee re-' spectively, flexibletapes connecting said bands and an additional tape connected to thelower band and having an adjustable sliding connection with the upperband.

9. A stocking supporter comprising two bands each consisting of aninelastic front strip, a tab, an elastic rear strip uniting the frontstrip with the tab, a buckle providing adjustment for the front stripand fastening elements for connecting the tab withvthe free end of thefront strip together with two vertical elastic tapes connecting the tabsand connecting the inelastic strips at their junction with the elasticstrips reabove and below 10. A stocking supporter comprising twoindependently adjustable bands adapted to encircle the leg and stockingimmediately the knee, a part of each band being elastic, the frontportion of the upper band being inelastic, and elastic tapes connectingthe sides of the bands leaving the space between them at" the frontentirely open so that the knee cap will be free from restraint. g

11. A holder of the class described, comprising two separate circletsadapted to encircle the leg and stocking of the wearer above and belowthe lmee respectively, the upper circlet having its rear portion ofgreater elasticity than its front portion, and flexible connecting meansextending from one circlet to the other and united to the upper circletat that region of the latter which is of lesser "elasticity.

12. A holder of the class described, adapted to be connected with acorset and comprising two separate flexible garter circlets adapted toencircle the leg and stocking of the wearer above and below the kneerespectively, the space between the front portions of the two circletsbeing open and the space between the rear portions of the two circletsbeing'likewise open, means carried by said holder for the attachment ofsupporter straps and two flexible connections spaced away from eachother, one at each side of the structure, and each connected as to itsrespective ends to the respective circlets.

13. A holder of the class described, comprising two separate circlets,the space between the front portions of which circlets is open, eachbeing composed of a band-like structure with means for temporarilysecuring it in approximately circular form, each of said bands having aregion of relatively non-elastic material and a region of elasticmaterial, a pair of flexible connecting straps one at each side of thestructure and serving to connect the two circlets, and supporting strapsconnected with the holder at points approximately in line with saidconnecting straps.

14. A garter comprising two independently complete bands adapted toencircle a leg above and below the knee, the front part of each bandbeing inelastic and the rear part being elastic, flexible strapsconnecting the sides of the inelastic portions and means of attachmentto a corset located at the sides of the inelastic portion of the upperband.

15. A garter, comprising a pair of spaced garter circlets, each suchcirclet having a front relatively inelastic portion and a rearrelatively elastic portion, and a plurality of flexible spaced verticalmembers connecting said garter circlets, the point of attachment to saidcirclets being in the inelastic portion of each and at opposite sides ofthe structure to leave the front knee inclosing portion of the structureopen and unobstructed.

16. A garter comprising two independently complete bands for encirclinga leg above and below the knee, a flexible strap connecting the outersides of said bands, two flexible straps connecting the inner sides ofsaid bands and straps for attaching the upper band to a corset connectedwith the said band substantially in line with the flexible connectingstraps aforesaid.

17. A garter comprising two complete bands for encircling a legimmediately above and below the knee and elastic straps connecting theopposite sides of the bands to thereby leave the front and rear kneeencircling portions of the structure free and unobstructed.

18. A garter comprising two complete bands for encircling a legimmediately above and below the knee, the front of each band beinginelastic and the rear elastic, elastic straps connecting the inelasticportions and means for attaching a corset to the upper band in line withsaid elastic connecting straps.

. 19. A garter comprising two complete bands for encircling a legimmediately above and below theknee and elastic strapsconnecting thesides of the bands leaving the front and rear free, the front of thebands being inelastic and the rear elastic.

20. A garter comprising two independently complete bands arranged one toem circle the leg above the knee and the other to encircle the leg belowthe knee, the front and sides of each band being inelastic and arrangedto frictionally grip the stocking, and the rear of each band beingelastic to thereby adapt the bands to the position of the wearer,elastic straps connecting the side portions of the two bands at oppositesides of the front of the structure to thereby leave the front kneeinclosing portion of the structure'open and unobstructed and supportingstraps attached to the sides of the upper band substantially in linewith the elastic connecting straps whereby to transmit the pull of thesupporting straps to the lower hand through the elastic connectingstraps without distortion of the upper band.

BERTHA S. ALSOP. lVitnesscs Ronr. S. ALLYN, RICHARD W. HORNER.

